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Feb 04, 2005 at 11:33 PM |
 Product Briefing Outline: Brooks Software,
has launched SPACE 4.1, an upgrade to its statistical process control
(SPC) application. Built on Brooks' "Sense Decide Respond" real-time
enterprise architecture, SPACE 4.1 helps manufacturers implement
corporate SPC standards, ensuring immediate response to changes or
fluctuations in the manufacturing process for greater product consistency and quality.
Problem: SPACE 4.1 allows manufacturers to monitor
processes in
real-time and take corrective measures before problems occur, helping
to improve quality and to reduce the number of scraps and rework. SPACE
integrates with any manufacturing execution system (MES), including
Brooks' newly-released FACTORYworks3, the first third-generation MES
product optimized for the real-time enterprise. SPACE also integrates
with Brooks' out of control action plan (OCAPS) application, which
allows corrective action to be configured in a pre-defined workflow.
Operators can use SPACE to drill down on particular chart values to
gain a better understanding of where problems lie and address issues
before they impact productivity. SPACE's real-time advantage is key to
enacting preemptive measures that ensure high yields of quality product
and smooth, efficient operations.
Solution: Brooks claims to be the only vendor to offer
rational
sub-grouping, a feature endorsed by SEMATECH, standard in its SPC
solution. With rational sub grouping - also known as multivariate
analysis - manufacturers can group by wafer, site or lot to determine
the components of variation within a process. These components can then
be extracted for SPC analysis.The new version of SPACE offers improved
offline analytical capabilities, evolving from a purely online
statistical tool to an offline analytical resource. Brooks now offers a
Java API that provides centralized control chart and limits management.
The new interface grants manufacturers external management of SPACE,
giving larger manufacturers the option of using their existing MESs
with Brooks' SPC solution
Applications: Discrete manufacturers enhancing
lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and supply chain execution
initiatives.
Platform: SPACE supports thousands of charts, provides
global view and
historical chart information via audit trails, and offers exponentially
weighted moving average (EWMA) charts, which greatly reduce false
alarms.
Availability: October 2004 onwards.
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